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Ranking of Asia-Pac logistics hubs expected to stay unchanged

CBRE also sees Singapore holding up despite the challenge from Malaysia's Iskandar as the growth of e-commerce will probably buoy its growth in the next 10-20 years

Published Wed, Dec 23, 2015 · 09:50 PM

CBRE

Singapore

PROPERTY consultancy CBRE expects the top eight global logistics hubs in the Asia-Pacific to maintain their positions over the next 15 years.

They are Greater China's Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tianjin; Japan's Tokyo and Osaka-Kobe; and Singapore.

While Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong are known for their logistics sophistication, infrastructure spending in China has helped to propel the hubs of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Tianjin to global status.

This Asia-Pacific list of global logistics hubs is premised on a new model that CBRE developed based on primary demand drivers: infrastructure development, market demand and the busi…